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Fst for Mac

Fast, minimal single-file text editor with syntax highlighting and theme switching.

By mikker. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

Fst at a glance

Version
0.1.1
Released
21 September 2026
Download size
3.2 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Writing and Editors
Developer
mikker
GitHub stars
62

About Fst

A fast, minimal native macOS text editor

How to install Fst on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Fst and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.1.1 from mikker's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Fst show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Fst.app.zip (3.2 MB).

What is new in Fst 0.1.1

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mikker/Fst/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.1

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